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ITC Details Upcoming Changes to Tariff Schedule to Implement 2017 HS

The International Trade Commission released descriptions of upcoming changes to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule to implement the 2017 edition of the Harmonized System. Detailed in an annex to ITC Publication 4653 (here), “Modifications to the Harmonized Tariff Schedule of the…

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United States under Section 1206 of the Omnibus Trade and Competitiveness Act of 1988 and for Other Purposes,” the changes will take effect Jan. 1. President Barack Obama mandated the changes via Presidential Proclamation 9549, which also implements staged duty reductions under the Information Technology Agreement and several bilateral trade agreements (see 1612020015).